Definition of unanimity
: the quality or state of being unanimous
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Examples of unanimity in a Sentence
in a rare moment of unanimity the club members decided to throw a party for themselves
Recent Examples of unanimity from the Web
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Normally, unanimity in the House of Commons is reserved for uncontroversial topics.
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For this listener, Francis’ tempi are almost always a little too fast, sometimes nearly breathless, but the end result of his unanimity with his orchestra is, in a word, marvelous.
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Whether the same unanimity exists over North Korea is extremely doubtful.
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Macron has suggested, like Merkel, solutions by willing countries to make progress now since unanimity among the 28 member states will be difficult.
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But over the past year a different type of political activism has shattered the unanimity normally seen among demonstrators, said longtime Portland resident Jon Baldivieso.
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John Kirton, the head of G-7 research group at the University of Toronto, said this marks the first time in G-7 history that there was no unanimity on a communiqué.
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Buoying Trudeau's tone change is near-unanimity in Canada about the tariffs.
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An Urdu poet once called partition a birthday party for anonymous and a funeral for unanimity.
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First Known Use of unanimity
15th century
unanimity Synonyms
Synonyms
accord, agreement, concurrence, concurrency, consensus, unison;
Antonyms
Related Words
accession, adhesion, assent, consent;
acceptance, acquiescence, concession, embrace, embracement;
alliance, collaboration, collusion, complicity, conspiracy;
compliance, concert, concertedness, concord, concordance, conformity, consonance, harmony, oneness, solidarity, understanding, union;
Phrases
meeting of minds;
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